Home Buddies

Yz woke us up with a loud cry. Huwaaaaaaah! “Something in my mouth”.. “quito?” (mosquito). I asked her to open her mouth. I saw nothing. “Mommy, please put lotion.” I carried her like she is a little baby and cradled her to sleep while rubbing her cheek.

I think she’s teething. She’s been putting her fingers in her mouth but not sucking. Unlike other kids that you see around with pacifiers, she stopped thumbsucking before she turned 1 year old. I didn’t let her get used to pacifiers, but she bites on almost everything. Her pee is dark yellow and she pees almost every hour which usually takes her 2 hours to go. Yz already has incisors and premolars. I think the right molar is the one that’s coming out. Ouch.
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I’ve never been picky with the kind of slippers or shoes I wore until now. Anything that looks good on the outside and is in my budget would be fine with me. I always end up dissatisfied after a few weeks. My feet would get sore aside from it being uncomfortable after a few hours.

Boyfriend taught me how to choose the right kind of footwear for running, walking, indoor, outdoor. What about one kind of foot footwear for indoor and outdoor? Usually, I have step in for outside, and one that I use inside. A matter of cleanliness I think. I don’t want to bring dirty pair of slippers inside the house after I’ve smothered them on mud.
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I really feel I need a vacation. I’m begging Mike to let me go to my parents’ house but he won’t let Yz go with me.  As if I can leave Yz with him or to a maid..

I think I’m gonna go crazy. I’ve been inside the house for over a week now. We go out to the mall, but it’s just the same old stuff that you can see – the uninspired salesperson, boring establishments, and usual fast food chain that you see everywhere. I want something new.

The pandemic swine flu has restricted us inside. The granny doesn’t want Yz to go out so we’re just here inside the house. I’m really bored. If only I can go somewhere else… Waah! Remember the vacation dream about the green scenery? I badly wish I can go there.
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All in all we received $118.05 ($14 is Mike’s). Although I didn’t reach my $300 goal for the month of June, at least I’ve reached the more realistic mark, $100. I used to earn from other sites like Ciao.com and Mylot, but Ciao has closed down and I am not that active in Mylot anymore. I’m still expecting some amount from these earnings which are: $67 and $77 which maybe received this July.

I know many bloggers are earning much much more. I am still pondering how I can earn passive income. My daughter is growing and she’s getting bored of the usual stuff she does everyday. I want to earn more so I can buy her new toys or we can visit places like Ocean Park, Zoos, and other playgrounds.

I have been phone-less for more than three months now. When Mike sells his mobile phones, I lend him mine. Most of my things esp gadgets are hand-me-down from him. Anyway, I am not expecting any text messages and most of my friends can contact me through messenger and email. I don’t want to be bothered by continuous ads from my subscriber anyway.

What I miss though is accessorizing these things. My first ever cellphone was Nokia 3210. The casing can be changed. You can paint on it or put stickers and that gmask thing to protect and stylize it.
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2  am: “Has is it arrived yet?” Mike asked me as he laid down beside me. “Not yet,” I answered, with a sad face. Maybe she hasn’t arrived home yet. She hasn’t been online since this yesterday.

10 am: (musing) Maybe she forgot about it. I didn’t send her a text message. She told me to text her. Anyway, she had my name and address.

12 pm:

It should’ve arrived now. I asked my sister to send it yesterday. (Doorbell rings).

Maybe that’s it. Okay I’ll check. brb

It’s here! It’s here! haha. Thanks thanks! Wait. We have to eat lunch first before we munch on this. Thanks thanks! haha.. yum yum.
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Back in my teenage years, I used to love answering surveys and personality tests.  I read horoscopes and believed in fortune told. Now, all of these are for amusement. Still happy to answer some. hehe.

Mommy Enchie tagged me on this one.

1. Open this website : Personality Test
2. Take the Personality Quiz (It’s very short and easy really! )
3. Copy paste the result to your blog.
4. Tag as many friends you can and link to the friend who tagged you!

Your view on yourself:

Softly sloping green hills, with a view of mountains in the distance.

You are down-to-earth and people like you because you are so straightforward. You are an efficient problem solver because you will listen to both sides of an argument before making a decision that usually appeals to both parties.
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After Yz’s play hour in Kevin’s, we went straight home because she’s so tired already. It was Saturday. The mall was jampacked with shoppers and cinema goers. We can’t find a good spot to sit or dine with a big tot wanting to lay down and doze off so we decided to go home.

I was really excited to go out yesterday (am I not always?). So when we got home, layed down Yz on the bed, then off again to the nearest mall. My hands and feet were itchy to go out and buy something. I wanted new clothes and big boxes or any organizing box for my books and Yz’s toys.

There were lots of shops on sale but I wasn’t able to pick a good one for myself. I wanted a girly baby tee but there were no cute design that suited me. Anyway, I was able to buy a matching shirt for me and Yz last week. It has Mickey Mouse on it and red piping on the neck and arm holes. cute!
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Granny’s reflexologist came yesterday so I had Mike massaged as well. I hope he was able to relax cuz while we he was being rubbed down because he was still thinking about his client and the task at hand.

Mike needed a break so he decided that we should go out and treat ourselves. We wanted to bring Yz to Gymboree again, but when we got there at 2pm, the receptionist said they won’t open until 3:30 because they have an ongoing class. I brought Yz to the neighboring play house, Kevin’s which cost Php 205.00 for an hour (Php 185 for the kid and Php25 for the accompanying adult) compared to Php 320.00 in Gymboree for two hours. Don’t forget your socks for you and your baby otherwise you have to buy one.
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I am so devastated! It is the extension of my life.. my partner in crime. I was so confident that Yzabella won’t harm it. But heck.. she’s just a kid. I mean, I have dropped my cellphone a couple of times, what more a hyper tot like her.

Anyway, it has been with us for 3 or 4 years. This Canon Ixus 800IS had survived many falls and squish. I brought it to the service centers twice already and I think the Mandaluyong center has better techs. When Mike and I brought the digicam to Makati branch, they just checked it out. I don’t think if they ever did anything because after retrieving it from Makati branch, it still not fixed that’s why I had to try out other branch which was in Mandaluyong and fortunately, they were more competent over there. I also brought the digicam of Mike’s Aunt to Mandaluyong and were able to fix it as well.
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